1. John Carpenter of Leskard, Cornwall, England b. prior to 1300? lawyer of Norman descent, member of Parliament in 1323 his son

 

2. Richard Carpenter born in 1335 in London, a goldsmith married Christina

his children

 

3. John (the Elder) Carpenter * (born c. 1365?)

*John (The elder) Carpenter's children were:

1. John Carpenter (Jr.), Bishop of Worchester

2. Margery Carpenter

Robert Carpenter

John (Junior) Carpenter, Town Clerk of London

4. John (Junior) Carpenter, (born c.1400?) inherited property from his uncle John Junior, and in his will gave monies and rare books to Guildhall of London, which became the foundation of the Carpenter Free School at it's inception in 1837.

His children:

 

5. William (of Homme) Carpenter born 1440, died 1520

His children were:

 

James Carpenter (ancestor of the Duke of Tryconnel)

Richard Carpenter, Vicar of Ramsbury

6. William Carpenter born c. 1470?,

William married Agnes of Godalm, owner of extensive herds of sheep near Stonehenge in Wiltshire

Their son:

 

7. Robert (of Eskydmore) Carpenter born c. 1500, died 1545

married Elizabeth Spencer

Their son:

 

8. William (of Marden) Carpenter born c.1525, died 1587

married Elizabeth Osgood

Their son:

 

9. Robert (of Marden) Carpenter born. c. 1550, died1607

married cousin Eleanor Carpenter

Their son:

 

10. William (of Horwell or Whorewill) Carpenter born 1576, married Mary Batt, came to America on the Bevis in 1638, but he then returned to England the same year.

Their children:

 

James Carpenter, who inherited the family estate

Alexander Carpenter, a dissenter who fled to Holland

11. William (of Rehoboth) Carpenter born 1605 in England,

marriedAbigail Bennett, daughter of William Bennett.

They came to America with his father in 1638 (aged 33) and settled in Weymouth, Mass. until 1643, when they moved to Rehoboth, Mass

Their children:

 

John Carpenter born 1628 in England

married Hannah Hope Smith

12. William Carpenter * born 1631 in England

Joseph Carpenter born 1633 in England

married Margaret Sutton

Hannah Carpenter born 1637 in England

married Joseph Carpenter, her cousin

Abiah Carpenter born 1642 in Massachussetts

married Mary Readaway

Abigail Carpenter born 1642 in Massachussetts

married John Titus

Samuel Carpenter born 1646 in Massachussetts

married Sarah Readaway

12. *William Carpenter was deacon of the Church at Rehoboth, and a surveyor. He married Priscilla Bennett on October 5, 1651. William died January 26, 1703 in Rehoboth, Massachussetts.

Their four children were:

 

John Carpenter, born Oct. 19, 1652 in Rehoboth

married Rebecca Readaway

William Carpenter, born June 20, 1659 in Rehoboth

married Elizabeth Robinson

Priscilla Carpenter, born July 24, 1661 in Rehoboth

married Richard Swett

Benjamin Carpenter, born Oct. 20, 1663 in Rehoboth

married Hannah Stang

Priscilla died giving birth to Benjamin on October 20, 1663.

William then married on Feb. 10, 1664 to Miriam Searles

Their ten children were:

 

Joseph Carpenter, born Dec. 18, 1664 in Rehoboth

marreid Elizabeth Reid

Nathaniel Carpenter, born May, 12, 1667 in Rehoboth,

married Rachel Cooper

Daniel Carpenter, born Oct. 7, 1669 in Rehoboth

married Bethiah Bliss

13. Noah Carpenter, born Mar. 28, 1672 in Rehoboth

married Sarah Johnson

Miriam Carpenter, born 1674 in Rehoboth

married Jonathan Bliss

Obediah Carpenter, born 1677 in Rehoboth

married Deliverance Preston

Ephraim Carpenter, born 1681 died 1682 in Rehoboth

Ephraim Carpenter, born 1683 in Rehoboth

married Hannah Reid

Hannah Carpenter, born 1684 in Rehoboth

married Jonathan Chaffee

Abigail Carpenter, born 1687 in Rehoboth, Mass.

married Daniel Perrin

13. Noah Carpenter and Sarah Johnson were married Dec. 3, 1700

their twelve children were:

 

Noah Carpenter, born 1701 in Rehoboth

married Perses Follett

Miriam Carpenter, born 1702 in Rehoboth

marriedAndrew Carpenter

Sarah Carpenter, born 1704 in Rehoboth

married Isaac Follett

Stephen Carpenter, born 1706 in Rehoboth

married Dorothy Whitaker

Asa Carpenter, born 1707 in Rehoboth

Mary Carpenter, born 1709 in Rehoboth

married John Alversen

Margaret Carpenter, born 1712 in Rehoboth

married Benjamin Rodgersen

Simeon Carpenter, born 1713 in Rehoboth

Isaac Carpenter, born 1714 in Rehoboth

married Altheus Titus

Simon Carpenter, born 1716 in Rehoboth

married Sarah Sawyer

Martha Carpenter, born 1719 in Rehoboth

14. Elisha Carpenter, born Aug. 28, 1721 in Rehoboth

married Anna Whitaker on March 15, 1744.

Amy Carpenter, born 1723 in Rehoboth, Mass.

Sarah died in 1726, and Noah married Ruth Follett Talbot on May 22, 1727. They had one child:

 

Priscilla Carpenter, born 1728 in Rehoboth, Mass.

Ruth died prior to 1745, and Noah married Tabithy Bishop. They had no children, and Noah died April 1756.

 

14. Elisha Carpenter and his wife Anna had eleven children:

 

Elisha Carpenter, born 1745

married Anna Freeman

Daniel Carpenter, born 1747 in Rehoboth, Mass.

married Chloe Leathbridge

Zachariah Carpenter, born 1748, died 1752

Isaiah Carpenter, born 1750, died 1752

John Carpenter, born 1752, died 1752

Lydia Carpenter, born 1753 in Rehoboth, Mass.

married Levi Fuller

Mollie Carpenter, born 1755 in Rehoboth, Mass.

married Gedulthan Fuller

Reuben Carpenter, born 1757 in Rehoboth, Mass.

married Sally Miller

Simeon Carpenter, born 1759 in Rehoboth, Mass.

married Sally Beachad

Anna Carpenter, born 1760, died 1761

15. Seth Carpenter, born 1762 in Sutton, Mass.

15. Seth served as Justice of the Peace, farmer and combmaker, and served in the Continental Army for 3 years, and married Bridget Prime of Paris, Maine on Feb. 29, 1785

their ten children were:

 

Nathaniel Carpenter, born Dec. 18, 1786, died 1809

Nathan Carpenter, born 1788 in Paris, Maine.

married Susan Proctor

Joshua Carpenter, born 1790 in Paris, Maine.

married Susan Heald

Walter Carpenter, born 1792 in Paris, Maine.

married Nancy Brainard

16. John Carpenter, born 1793 in Paris, Maine.

married Joannah Ford

Dennis Carpenter, born 1796 in Paris, Maine.

Polly Carpenter, born 1798 in Paris, Maine

Anna Carpenter, born 1800 in Paris, Maine.

Reuben Carpenter, born 1802 in Paris, Maine.

James Carpenter, born 1804 in Paris, Maine.

Bridget took her life September 8, 1805, and Seth married Miranda Proctor, May 15, 1806.

Their four children were:

 

Polly Carpenter, born 1808

Olivia Carpenter, born 1810

Julia Carpenter, born 1811

Miranda Carpenter, born 1813

Miranda Proctor Carpenter died Aug. 11, 1813, and Seth married Sarah Swett on Sept. 20, 1814.

Their three children were:

 

Mary Carpenter, born 1815.

Amanda Carpenter, born 1816.

Seth Carpenter, born 1818.

Seth died in Paris, Maine November 29, 1819.

 

16. John Carpenter, a farmer, married on July 14, 1815 to Joannah Ford, born 1795 in Sumner, Maine. They were the second family to settle in newly established Patten, Maine, arriving prior to 1838. Their family consisted of:

 

Rives Carpenter, born 1813

John Carpenter Jr. born 1816

married Phebe

Gates Carpenter, born 1817

Albion Carpenter, born 1822

married Lydia, born 1823

Seth Carpenter, born 1826

married Authelia

Clinton Carpenter, born 1827, died 1913

married Margaret Main

Joan Carpenter, born 1829

married William Mitchell

17. Simeon Carpenter, born October 5, 1831, died 1923

married Emeline A. Scribner (click above name to see his descendants)

Washington Carpenter, born 1835,

Lafayette Carpenter, born 1848, (probably a grandchild)

Joannah died December 7, 1867 in Patten, Maine